Section – II

Directions for questions 56 and 57: Answer the questions based on the following information.
Each of the letters of the alphanumetic addition EAT + THAT = APPLE are distictly different. The addtion
is done in the decimal system.

56. What is the sum of the digits of APPLE?

a. 9 b. 10 c. 11 d. 12

57. What is the value of L?

a. 3 b. 4 c. 5 d. 6

58. If in a set of three natural numbers X, Y, Z; X is the H.C.F. of all the three numbers then
a. One of the other two numbers Y, Z is also the L.C.M.(X,Y,Z).
b. Among Y, Z one of them would be the H.C.F. of Y, Z.
c. L.C.M. (X, Y, Z) = L.C.M.(Y, Z)
d. X.Y.Z = H.C.F.(X, Y, Z) × L.C.M.(X, Y, Z)

59. Which of the following will have a zero remainder when divided by the product of (17– 11) (172 + 112)
(173 + 113) (174 + 114)?
a. 175 – 115 b. 174 – 114 c. 176 – 116 d. 1724 – 1124

Directions for questions 60 to 62: Answer the questions based on the following information.
Let X = {1, 2, 3, 4, ..., 100}.
Sets S1 and S2 are subsets of X such that each of them has atleast one element and S1 ∩ S2 = φ ; where
φ is the null set.
Max(S1) = MX1 ; Min(S1) = MN1
Max(S2) = MX2 ; Min(S2) = MN2

60. What is the maximum possible value of MX1 – MN2?

a. 100 b. 50 c. 49 d. 99

61. Let S1 ∪ S2 = X and S1, S2 have the same number of elements. If elements of S1 and S2 are chosen
randomly it was found that by exchanging two elements of S1 with two elements of S2, every
element of S1 was greater than that of S2. Find the number of sets S1 that can be formed.
a. 100C2 b. 50C2 c. 50C48 × 50C2 d. None of these

62. If IMX1 – MX2 I and I MN1 – MN2 I are at their minimum possible values then which of the following is
true?
a. I MX1 – MX2 I > I MN1 – MN2 I
b. I MX1 – MX2 I = I MN1 – MN2 I
c. I MX1 – MX2 I < I MN1 – MN2 I
d. None of these

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63. If n is an integer greater than 3, then which is the maximum value amongst all these fractions?
1 1
a. b.
n2 − n − 6 n2 − n
n 1
c. d.
n − n2
4
n −4
2

64. What is the value of n for which (n17 – n) (42n – 1) is divisible by 289?
a. 7 b. 51
c. 17 d. 34

65. Prashant thought of a 4-digit number. He multiplied it by 12. He added 39 ot it. He subtracted
36 dozens from that number and he multiplied the resultant number with 24. The number that he got
was 25x2536. He cannot see digit x because the calculator was malfunctioning. What is digit x from
among the choices given?
a. 2 b. 4
c. 6 d. 8

66.

B D C

In the given ∆ABC, if AB = AC = 10 cm, DE : EA = 1 : 3 and BD = DC = 8 cm.

Then CE =

265
a. 68 cm b. cm
2
c. 40 cm d. Data insufficient

67. ABCD is a rectangular field. There is a hole dug into the field which is 3 m from A, 4 m from B and
2 m from D. How far is it from C?
a. 3 m b. 11 m
c. 5 m d. Data insufficient

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Directions for questions 68 and 69: Answer the questions based on the following information.
N

W E

e R
Q
d N
M
c J
I
b F
E
a B
A
O

D C
f
H g G
K
L h
X
P i
S
T j

The above figure is a spider net with O as its centre. ABCD, EFGH, IJKL, .... are all square shaped with O
as their centre. Strings like QMIEAOCGKXS which run across are the main strings. All the main strings
pass through O. The distances of points A, B, C, D is 2x distance from O, that of E, F, G, H is 4x form
O, that of I, J, K, L is 8x form O and so on.
A mosquito is sitting at I. There are 3 spiders S1, S2, S3 located at Q, N, R respectively.
They can move only on horizontal and vertical lines.

68. If both S1, S2 move towards the mosquito simultaneously, the ratio of time taken for them to reach
the mosquito is
a. 1 : 1 b. 2 : 1
c. 2 2 : 3 d. Cannot be determined

69. If S3 also heads towards the mosquito at the same time as S1, S2. What is the ratio of speeds if all
of them reach the point simultaneously?
a. 1 : 1 : 1 b. 2 3 : 5 : 6
c. 4 : 3 : 2 d. Cannot be determined

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70.

E D

A B

“O is the centre of the circle”. In the given figure AB = BC = CD, AE = ED and ∠AOB = 70° .
Find ∠EDA .
a. 35° b. 32.5° c. 37.5° d. 45°

71. A, B, C set out to do a job. A works twice as fast as B and B works at one-third the rate of C. No two
of them work on the job at the same time. The job is completed in three days. Each one of them has
completed the same amount of work. A worked for
9 6 1
a. 1 day b. days c. days d. days
11 7 2

1 1 1 1
+ + −−−+
72.
(n − 1)! 1! (n − 2 )! 2! (n − 3 )! 3! (n − 1)! 1! will be equal to

a.
1 n
n!
2 −1 ( ) b.
n!
(
1 n
2 −2 ) c.
1 n−1
n!
2 d. None of these

73. A number is picked from the odd numbers formed by the products of numbers shown up when 5 dice
are rolled. What is the probability that it ends with 5?
5 5 5
 2  1  1
a. 1 −   b. 1 −  c. 1 −   d. 0
3  3 6

74. There are 2n consecutive natural numbers. If n + 1 numbers are randomly selected, then what is the
probability that their HCF is 1?
n+1 1
a. b.
2n n+1

1 1
c.
2n ( )
d. 2n 0

75. Find the number of integral solution to x + y + z = 15 .

a. 902 b. 728
c. 734 d. 904

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76. There are 5 parallel roads horizontally and 6 parallel roads vertically. In how many ways can a man
go from point A to point C without passing point B?

A
a. 66 b. 60 c. 136 d. 140

77. There are two suggestions for landscape gardens Plan A and Plan B. In Plan A the base of the
triangle is the common tangent of two small half circles and in Plan B one of the side of the
rectangle is also the common tangent of two small half circles

8m 8m 8m 8m
P lan A P lan B
The shaded region represents the area where the sand will be filled at the rate of Rs. 10 per m2.
Find the decrease in the sand cost if we move from Plan A to Plan B.
a. Rs. 25 b. Rs. 73.6 c. Rs. 72 d. Rs. 74

78. Consider the non decreasing sequence of positive integers

1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5 .... in which nth positive number appears n times. Find the
remainder when the 2000th term is divided by 5.
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4

79. There is a triangle whose sides are in G.P. (all sides distinct). Let the sides be x, xr, xr2. Then the
value of r cannot be
a. 1.6 b. 1.65 c. 0.7 d. 0.9

80. In the given triangle ABC, AB = AC and BD = DC. Then find the co-ordinates of B.

A (1, – 3)

B D C
3, 1
2 2

a. (–2, 1) b. (5, 0) c. (3, 1) d. Cannot be determined

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 x 2 + 12x + 12
81. If f(x) = , then find max f(x).
x 2 + 3x + 3
a. 2 b. 4 c. 8 d. Cannot be determined

x2
82. The value of y = lies in which of the following inequality?
x4 + 1
1 1 1 1
a. 0 < y < b. 0 ≤ y ≤ c. 0 ≤ y ≤ ∞ d. − ≤y≤
2 2 2 2

83. Two friends A and B leave at 8 A.M everyday to meet each other at point P after two hours. On one
5
day A walks at th of the usual speed white B starts one hour late, so he increases his speed by
6
1
25%. Now A takes hour more than usual to meet B and they meet half kilometer away from point
2
P. Find out the speeds of A and B and total distance traveled by them.
a. 5 kmph, 5 kmph, 20 km b. 6 kmph, 4 kmph, 22 km
c. 6 kmph, 4 kmph, 20 kmph d. 4 kmph, 6 kmph, 20 kmph

84. 11 × 22 × 36 × 412 × 520 ..... 25 terms. Find the highest power of 75 that can divide the given series.
a. 1900 b. 1850 c. 2526 d. None of these

85. If f(x) = kx + 5, g(x) = 5x + 2 and f(g(x)) = g(f(x)), then k is equal to

a. 5 b. 1 c. 11 d. 25

86. In ∆ABC, AB = 8 cm, BC = 7 cm, CA = 6 cm and side BC is extended as shown in the figure to a
point P so that ∆PAB is similar to ∆PCA. The length of PC is
P
C
6 7

A 8 B

a. 9 cm b. 10 cm c. 11 cm d. Data insufficient

87. A, B are two distinct points on a circle with centre C1 and radius r1. AB also is a chord of a different
circle with centre C2 and radius r2.
S denotes the statement: The arc AB divides the first circle into two parts of equal area.
a. S is true if C1C2 > r2
b. If S is true then C1C2 > r2
c. If S is true then it is possible that C1C2 > r2.
d. If S is true then it is necessary that C1C2 < r2.

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88. The sides of a right-angle triangle have lengths which are integers in arithmetic progressions. In
which of the following smallest side of a triangle does there exist such a triangle?
a. 2000 cm b. 2001 cm c. 2002 cm d. 2003 cm

89. Two parallelograms ABCD and APCQ have a common diagonal AC. Then PBQD is a
A B
P

Q
D C
a. Rectangle b. Parallelogram c. Rhombus d. Straight line

Directions for questions 90 and 91: Answer the questions based on the following information.
A, B, C, D are four item who are being weighed one after the other in the same order. Each time when a
item is weighed the average weights till then is recalculated. It is found the average weights so calculated
were in A.P. with common difference of 2 kg.

90. The minimum weight of D if the weights of A, B, C and D are natural numbers is
a. 7 kg b. 9 kg c. 13 kg d. 28 kg

91. What is the average weight of A, B, C, D if the weight of A is 4kg?

a. 7 kg b. 10 kg c. 28 kg d. None of these

92. A, B are moving in a circular track in the same direction. They start simultaneously in a race which
requires them to cover 10 rounds. Whenever A, B meet it was found that the ratio of the number of
rounds covered by them till then is 3 : 1. The time taken by B to complete the race if they meet every
5 minutes is.
50
a. minutes b. 25 minutes c. 50 minutes d. 100 minutes
3
93.
D E

4 C

A
2 30°
B O
A rectangular of slab of size 4 × 2 meters rests as shown in figure. What is the height of D above the
ground?
a. 6 m b. 4 m c. (4 + 3) m d. None of these

94. M = 2001! and N = 2002 × 2003 × 2004. The L.C.M. of M and N is

a. M b. 2002 × M
c. 2003 × M d. M × N

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95. Which of the following does not divide 54n – 32n if H.C.F.(n, 4) = 2.
a. 317 b. 13 c. 11 d. 7

 1 1 1 a b a c b c
96. If a + b + c = 20 and  a + b + c  = 30, then the value of + + + + + is
  b a c a c b
a. 597 b. 8 c. 350 d. 441

97. If the roots of the equation

x2 + (3k – 36)x + k2 – 24k + 144 = 0 are reciprocal of each other,then find the value of k.
a. k = 11 or k = 13 b. k = – 11 or k = – 13
c. k = 12 d. k = – 12

98. There is a 5 feet wide lane. Both walls of the lane are perpendicular to the ground. Two ladders, one
13 ft long and other 15 ft long, are propped up from opposite corners to the adjacent wall, forming an
X shape. Each ladder is so placed that one end of the ladder touches the corner while the other end
touches the top of the wall facing it. The two ladders are also touching each other at the intersection
of the X shape. What is the distance from the point of intersection to the ground?
5
a. 6.5 feet b. feet c. 7 feet d. None of these
2

99. The diagram shows size equal circles inscribed in an equilateral triangle ∆ABC. The circles touch
externally among themselves and also touch the sides of a triangle. If the radius of a circle is R, find
the area of triangle.
A

B C
a. R2 (6 + π 3) sq. units b. 9R 2 sq. units

c. R2 (12 + 7 3 ) sq. units d. R2 (9 + 6 3 ) sq. units

100. On Monday A, B and C meet in a library.

A says “I visit the library every day”.
B says “I visit the library every third day”.
C says “I visit the library every fourth day”.
The librarian overheard the conversation and told them that the library is closed on Wednesdays.
A, B and C decided that if one of their library days falls on Wednesday they would visit the library on
Thursday and count from there. If the Monday on which they meet is the first day of the week, then
they meet again in
a. 2nd week b. 4th week
c. 5th week d. 3rd week

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101. A man had three daughters, who celebrated their birthday on the same day, but were born in 1977,
1978 and 1979 respectively. On one such birthday, if the product of their ages was divided by their
respective ages in turn, the sum of quotients, would have been 74. The age of the oldest daughter is
a. 6 years b. 8 years c. 7 years d. None of these

102. If x3 – k2x2 + (6k + 5)x – 5k = 0 has two roots 3 and 5. Find the value of the third root.
−14
a. 3 b. c. 1 d. – 1
9

103. There is an alloy (A) of silver and copper. A certain weight of this alloy is mixed with 15 kg of pure
silver and melted. The new alloy (B) contains 90% of silver. If the alloy (A) is mixed with 10kg of a
90% silver alloy, the new alloy (C) is found to contain 84% silver. Find the percentage of silver in (A).
a. 80% b. 90% c. 75% d. 84%

104. A big cube is cut into 64 equal cubes. If 6 litres of paint was used to paint the big cube, how many
more litres will you need for the smaller cubes to be painted on all sides?
a. 24 Litres b. 23 Litres c. 30 Litres d. 18 Litres

105. Vinod is a very shrewd shop owner. He adjusted his electronic weighing scale in a typical way. Error
percentage of his scale is directly proportional to the displayed weight of the commodity. But he
gives a discount of 10% in every transaction. His weighting scale shows 5 kg for 4 kg. What is the
actual profit % when the displayed weight is 10 kg? If he sells the commodity at its cost price.
a. 35% b. 30% c. –5% d. 50%

106. My digital clock is peculiar. It counts 10 seconds of a normal clock as 1 minute and 60 such
minutes of itself as 1 hour. It has also a display which shows the day. It was at par with normal clock
at 12 noon on Monday. At 3 p.m of the same day (actual time), I just read the time display of my
weird clock. I read
a. 6 p.m, Monday b. 6 p.m, Tuesday c. 6 a.m., Tuesday d. 4 a.m., Tuesday

107. f(x) = x2 + 4x + 4 and g(x) = x2 + 4x + 3, then

Find x such that f(g(x)) = g(f(x)).
a. x = – 1 b. x = – 2 c. x = – 3 d. Not possible

108. Two pipes A and B each can fill a tank in 20 mins and 30 mins respectively. A carries milk and B
carries water. At 12 noon they simultaneously started filling water and milk together but unfortunately
a leak in the form of a circular hole occured at 12:06 p.m. The size of the leak is such that it can
evacuate the tank within 20 minutes. At 12:12 the area of the circle doubled. What will be the ratio
of milk and water at 12:18, if milkman with impatience suddenly fills up the rest of the tank by water
at 12:18?
a. 9 : 16 b. 11 : 17 c. Data insufficient d. None of these

109. How many factors of 1296 will have total number of factors exactly equal to 3?
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4

110. If (52a)b = (169)11 and a and b differ by two, find (a + b).

a. 6 b. 8 c. 10 d. 14

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